The Seminole grew crops in addition to hunting game and collecting wild plants. They successfully grew beans, squash and corn-their staple crop. They hunted deer, turkeys, alligators and other local game. The draining of the Everglades in the early 1900's caused local animal populations to decrease and cattle was brought in to supplement the food source and aid economic trade.

They made flour for cooking from the roots of the Zamia plant. Traditional foods include taal-holelke (boiled swamp cabbage), fry bread and sofk (a drink made from the grits of roasted corn).

Today most Seminole get their food by going to grocery stores and they eat the same foods as mainstream America, but they still hold to their traditions. They also have kept their traditional foods for special occasions and sofk is still a very popular drink for any occasion or meal.